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title: Plugin Guidelines for Official PluginHub
description: A list of guidelines and limitations imposed by Official PluginHub of SE Launcher
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# Publishing Guidelines for Official PluginHub

To ensure quality, security, and compatibility across the SE Launcher ecosystem, plugins published to the **official PluginHub** must comply with the following set of guidelines.

Following these rules helps maintain a stable and fair environment for all players and avoids conflicts between plugins or game systems.

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## General Guidelines

1. **Public Source Code**  
   The plugin must have **human-readable**, publicly accessible source code, hosted on **GitHub**. Obfuscated or minified source code is not allowed.

2. **Performance Considerations**  
   Plugin code must demonstrate **reasonable performance**.  
   - While peak optimization is not required, any plugin that **noticeably degrades game performance** without justification may be rejected.  
   - For example, plugins that alter the **render pipeline** may increase GPU usage, which is acceptable if it is necessary for their function.

3. **Mod & Script API Integrity**  
   Plugins **must not modify, restrict, or extend** the APIs available to in-game **mods or scripts**.  
   The modding environment should remain unchanged and unaffected by external plugin logic.

4. **File System Access Limitations**  
   - Plugins should **only access the files required** for their function.
   - **Modifying core game files, mod assets, or unrelated data** is strictly prohibited.
   - Acceptable modifications may include:
     - Game **session config**
     - **Mod user/world configs**
     - **Other plugin configs**, where applicable and justified

5. **Multiplayer Fairness**  
   Plugins that **alter gameplay to give unfair advantages in multiplayer** are not allowed.  
   Examples:
   - ❌ Not Allowed:
     - Extending ore detector range
     - Custom ore detectors
     - Mass inventory automation (sorting, refueling, repairing, etc.)
   - ✅ Allowed:
     - Picking a specific number of items from inventory
     - Manually triggered jump drive range adjustment  
       (automatic threat detection or chained jumping is **not** allowed)

6. **No Loader Modification**  
   Plugins must **not alter or patch the SE Launcher itself**.  
   This is strictly prohibited, even for privately distributed plugins.

7. **No External Executables**  
   - Plugins **must not include or invoke** external executables.  
   - Plugins must **not start, monitor, interfere with, or kill** other processes.
   - The only allowed external action is launching **Windows Explorer** to open a file path or URL.

8. **Native Code Requirements**  
   - Native assemblies (e.g. `.dll` compiled from C++) must be:
     - Open source and publicly available, **or**
     - From a **trusted and signed** source
   - Only **NuGet-distributed** native libraries are currently supported.

9. **No Auto-Updating Logic**  
   Plugins **must not implement auto-update mechanisms**.  
   Updates are fully managed by the SE Launcher.

10. **Compliance with Keen Software House EULA**  
    All plugins must comply with the [Keen Software House EULA](https://store.steampowered.com/eula/244850_eula_1).

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## Current Limitations

Please be aware of the following restrictions in the current launcher infrastructure:

1. **No Plugin Dependencies**  
   Plugin dependencies are not yet supported.

2. **Locked C# Language Version**  
   Plugin code must use the **default language version** defined by the current **launcher SDK**. This version is fixed and cannot be overridden.